'Tonight' Showdown

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By Tom O'Neil Lots of past Emmy favorites are back this year with notable programs in the miniseries, TV movie and variety show categories, including actors Doris Roberts and Al Pacino, miniseries producers Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, plus telethon organizer George Clooney. But most noteworthy are Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno competing for best variety series with rival versions of "The Tonight Show." You can almost hear Ed McMahon yelping, "Eow!" The Envelope Print Edition June 3 Pictured top to bottom: Winona Ryder and Barry Pepper in "The Lois Wilson Story," Al Pacino in "You Don't Know Jack" and "Tonight Show" hosts Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno.

By Tom O'Neil Lots of past Emmy favorites are back this year with notable programs in the miniseries, TV movie and variety show categories, including actors Doris Roberts and Al Pacino, miniseries producers Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, plus telethon organizer George Clooney. But most noteworthy are Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno competing for best variety series with rival versions of "The Tonight Show." You can almost hear Ed McMahon yelping, "Eow!" The Envelope Print Edition June 3 Pictured top to bottom: Winona Ryder and Barry Pepper in "The Lois Wilson Story," Al Pacino in "You Don't Know Jack" and "Tonight Show" hosts Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno. (CBS / HBO / NBC)

By Tom O'Neil Lots of past Emmy favorites are back this year with notable programs in the miniseries, TV movie and variety show categories, including actors Doris Roberts and Al Pacino, miniseries producers Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, plus telethon organizer George Clooney. But most noteworthy are Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno competing for best variety series with rival versions of "The Tonight Show." You can almost hear Ed McMahon yelping, "Eow!" The Envelope Print Edition June 3 Pictured top to bottom: Winona Ryder and Barry Pepper in "The Lois Wilson Story," Al Pacino in "You Don't Know Jack" and "Tonight Show" hosts Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno.